Comment by afiodorov
1 day ago
Overall, I like the sentiment. However, there’s a common pitfall: as experts transition into decision-making roles, they often rely on their older technical knowledge. Over time, this once-valuable expertise can work against them, because it’s based on a previous generation of technology.
Many people assume that excelling at a role automatically qualifies them to lead, believing firsthand experience is enough. Yet as the gap between how things are actually done and how they think they’re done widens, their decisions can become increasingly detached and counterproductive.
Is that true in general though? I think if you good at the fundamentals the current status of technology is actually not that important. What I'm trying to say is most of us don't send people to Mars so the technological setup is way less important than the right product market fit. If the fundamentals hold you should be fine.
That’s true. You have to hire well, ask the right questions and have “strong opinions weakly held” or sometimes even “weak opinions weakly held”.
And in my case, always be studying.